person ##ify the character , and the movie ' s director chris columbus recalled thinking , " this is what i want . this is harry potter " , after he saw a video of the young actor in david copper ##field . eight months later , and after several auditions , radcliffe was selected to play the part . row ##ling also endorsed the selection saying , " i don ' t think chris columbus could have found a better harry . " radcliffe ' s parents originally turned down the offer , as they had been told that it would involve six films shot in los angeles . warner bros . instead offered radcliffe a two @ - @ movie contract with shooting in the uk
personify the character, and the movie's director chris columbus recalled thinking, " this is what i want. this is harry potter ", after he saw a video of the young actor in david copperfield. eight months later, and after several auditions, radcliffe was selected to play the part. rowling also endorsed the selection saying, " i don't think chris columbus could have found a better harry. " radcliffe's parents originally turned down the offer, as they had been told that it would involve six films shot in los angeles. warner bros. instead offered radcliffe a two @ - @ movie contract with shooting in the uk